LOS ANGELES — Feminist attorney Gloria Allred, who has represented an army of women in legal actions against rich and powerful men — Bill Cosby, Tiger Woods, Anthony Weiner and ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling among them — is demanding the release of footage from Donald Trump's reality show, "The Apprentice."

“The ugly truth of Donald Trump is finally coming to life ... he is using his celebrity as a blank check for sexual assault,’’ Allred charged at an event outside MGM Studios on Tuesday. “His own words and his own conduct are certainly a legitimate issue,’’ both to consumers and to a court of law, Allred said. “'The Apprentice' was a television show — but it was also a workplace.’’

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Allred spoke at a press conference, where — before a bank of cameras and surrounded by leaders of statewide women's groups — she urged MGM and TV producer Mark Burnett to do their "civic duty" and release tapes from Trump's show.

Trump's recently released tapes from "Access Hollywood,'' which revealed lewd talk about women, raise questions of possible sexual harassment and hostile workplace issues for many women who worked for him, she said. “It’s certainly relevant to see any and all segments from 'The Apprentice' — any that were aired, and also outtakes.”

Allred noted that a recently released transcript of an "Apprentice" tape documented Trump disparaging a contestant's skin. "I'd like to know what else he was talking about,'' she said.

Burnett and MGM have both released statements insisting that contractual agreements bar them from release of any such material. But Allred told POLITICO California on Tuesday she has offered to sit down with them and review the tapes — or alternatively, that they should put the matter before a panel of judges, out of fairness to the women involved.

Allred told POLITICO California that she would not draw any parallels between Cosby and Trump. But regarding Trump, she said, "Are many women in fear of coming forward? The answer is yes — for many reasons. However, there may be some women who will break through that."

"What does Mr. Trump have to hide — if anything — or Mark Burnett?'' added Allred, who acknowledged she has been a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton.

Allred was supported by civil rights icon Dolores Huerta — the co-founder of the United Farm Workers — as well as representatives of the state Democratic Party Women’s Caucus, the National Organization for Women and the Feminist Majority.

Former prosecutor Christine Pelosi, who heads the women's caucus and who helped organize Tuesday's event, agreed with Allred that the “Access Hollywood” tape may expose Trump to legal action related to sexual harassment or workplace discrimination. Pelosi, the daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, took to Twitter to urge possible victims to contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline.

“These powerful men, no matter what the industry, pick on people who think they will never be believed,’’ she told POLITICO California. But the Cosby case has underscored that “it’s a brave new world we’re in,’’ she said.

Pelosi said the controversy could have financial, as well as political, consequences for Trump. "What women’s conference will want to be in a Trump property," she asked.

Political analyst Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, acknowledged that Trump could face legal issues going forward. But, she added, "Donald Trump has been Teflon." And any possible victims who might wish to come forward may also have serious concerns.

“You’re not only going up against a culture which puts women down for coming forward, but you’re going up against someone who has a history of asking people to sign contractual provisions to silence them, and who has access to all the best lawyers,’’ she said.

Yet the Cosby case, she said, has changed the calculations for many women who may believe they have been victims of either harassment or workplace discrimination by a powerful, wealthy celebrity.

“We know that there’s strength in numbers,’’ said Levinson. “And when Gloria Allred enters the scene, then people feel they have heavy weight behind them, and heavy wattage.”

Allred added: "The world does not revolve around his penis, or anybody else's — if it ever did."